Sentences with phrase «for voter attention»

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And while that issue is newly top - of - mind for many voters, some bedrock economic policy issues also deserve attention from the candidates during their last in - person exchange of the year:

The competitive contest between Lipinski and Marie Newman, a first - time candidate who won 49.1 % of the primary voters, became a flashpoint for simmering tensions between the national Democratic Party's centrist and liberal wings, drawing months of national attention.

«It gives you an edge in increasing the probability that voters would pay attention to your message,» Shumaker said of Cambridge Analytica's work for the campaign in an interview with Bloomberg in 2015.

Writing at a time when many people were paying attention to the travails of «the Clinton couple of Arkansas,» A. M. Rosenthal, on the Op - Ed page of the New York Times that he once edited, thanked the Clintons for the «gift» of presuming «that Americans have achieved adulthood at last» and delivered himself of this opinion: «I know there are voters who do believe that a President should have what they consider a spotless sexual history.

Now he is just toting it as a tool for getting voters attention.

For one thing, television ads remain the best way to reach uncommitted / marginally aware voters, since they're not paying attention to politics online and hence are hard to target with political content.

«Senate Democrats are desperate to get voters to pay attention to something other than the breathtaking corruption and criminal activity that exists within their own conference, after the State Inspector General turned over the findings of his cash for casinos investigation to the U.S. Attorney's Office so Democrats could be prosecuted for wrongdoing.,» said Reif.

In that regard, any ruling party that is powerful of it's own - i.e., has intrinsic power not derived from voters; a power to stick to ruling despite the changing desires of people - is antidemocratic; so a «democracy through strength» is a danger that might (not always, but a possibility) turn into a dictatorship; and a «democracy through weakness» which is unable to do so and needs to re-estabilish it's power (and right to exist) at every single elections is a preferrable system of governance that would pay more attention towards their people, and be better for the people (as opposed to their own nomenclature).

As for getting voters» attention, only 36 % of hard - core MySpace and Facebook enthusiasts listed social networking sites as a top way to reach them, comparable with direct mail and only a hair above newspaper and radio advertising!

Yes, progressive bloggers were vital for getting Lamont attention across the country and no doubt helped bring national news coverage and out - of - state donations, but the campaign itself stayed local: «focused on building a file of likely voters, organizing a turnout effort and circulating Lamont at events, including small gatherings in living rooms.»

And in what can be viewed as perhaps good news for Cuomo, the poll finds most voters, while they are concerned about the high level of corruption in New York politics, are not paying close attention to the machinations of a panel appointed by the governor.

However, you seem to imply that just by announcing the proposed cut (sometime last year I think) it would somehow go directly into the consciousness of voters who aren't political obsessives and so make a difference to the LD ratings The truth is that for the LD's it will take a general election campaign and Clegg / Cable / Hune hammering the issue home in debate after debate after debate for it to register with people who don't pay much attention to the ups and downs of everyday politics, let alone the tax proposals of the 3rd party.

«For us, the biggest distinguishing factor is that every major newspaper in the state endorsed Gelber, so that's a message we could get to voters in a few words in an ad, catching their attention on their phones as they're going into the polls,» Christian Ulvert, Gelber's campaign aide, told us.

As Tim Wu's fascinating book The Attention Merchants suggests, this all makes it more complex for anyone selling anything — from commercial goods to political candidates — to get their stories and messages in front of potential customers and voters.

With Mitt deserves the attention of the voter as it's doing something new, even if the platform wasn't 100 % ready for prime - time.

The 11th Congressional District special election tomorrow has posed a fundamental challenge for the candidates — getting voters attention and making them aware of the occurrence of the election.

I want Gibson and the Republican leadership to be held accountable for the destructive policies they promote and for Gibson to face a real challenge on the issues and his record and not to give him the opportunity to duck a real fight by diverting voters» attention to a race of personalities.

The attention of Nigerians and indeed, the world shift to Bayelsa and Kogi states of Nigeria today as voters proceed to the polling units to decide who govern them for the next four years.

That's a lot for voters to keep track of, assuming they're even paying attention.

Sampson says polls show that «taxes and job creation are key issues» for New Yorkers, and urges voters to pay attention to the rankings.

«I also commend Rick Lazio for traveling throughout the state and also focusing attention on these issues, which will clearly resonate with voters in November and produce election victories for Republicans across the state.»

It's tragic because there are millions of African - American voters in New York but they get little attention from Democratic pols because these self - appointed «leaders» are a bunch of lazy or corrupt suck - ups whose idea of gaining power for Black people is to ask Party bigshots to guarantee a winning spot on «the ticket» as if this were 1910 and Tammany Hall still ruled.

In a National Journal cover story this week, the magazine asks, «With no voter attention, no key issue he wishes to advance, no obvious interest in any other bureaucratic position, and no visible egomania, what, then, is driving Pataki to embark on the surreal experience of running for president?»

Albanese's Reform Party candidacy is an unwelcome complication for Dietl and Malliotakis, adding a third anti-de Blasio candidate who may draw press and voter attention away from their respective campaigns.

In 2013, after the deals were reached with tribal casinos and the legislative end was put to bed, attention turned to the voter referendum for the constitutional amendment.

As more and more voters start to pay attention, it's not a bad time for the cybernats to have finally got their game together.

Fidler already has high name recognition and a good reputation in the district, and there's not much time for Storobin to raise his profile, which will be critically important in a special election where voters are paying even less attention to a state Senate race than in November.

He said: «It has come to the attention of INEC that Governor Bello of Kogi State registered as a voter for the second time on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 in Government House, Lokoja, the state capital.

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. >> Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro says Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal for counties to put shared - services plans before voters is an attempt to divert the public's attention from state mandates being the root of local tax increases.

The message under your bottle draws attention to governance issues with senior staff at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and asks why UK voters should trust the views of its managing director, Christine Lagarde, who has voiced her support for the Remain group.

The Labour leadership will hope the findings will give the party a better hearing for its summer campaign which is designed to focus the attention of voters on The Choice between what it is calling the «Labour future» versus the «Tory theat».

Orlando, Florida (CNN)- No longer a conservative insurgent struggling for money and attention, Republican Senate candidate Marco Rubio is working hard to win over the independent voters so crucial to Florida elections.

«We appreciate the assistance of the county clerks and the Office of the Indiana Secretary of State for bringing voter registration concerns to the attention of law enforcement and for their cooperation during this complex investigation,» Prosecutor Curry commented.

Crime remains a top - five issue for voters, but Cameron's problem is that he doesn't actually have any big ideas on crime, besides cutting prison places (maybe, or maybe not, it's not quite clear) and cutting police numbers (definitely), and these aren't policies to which he particularly wants to draw attention.

He said it's common for politicians from both parties to put off infrastructure repairs in favor of other projects that will draw voter attention and approval.

So they are really going to have to pay special attention to get their voters out next Tuesday for this race.

Obama's message to voters — intended to specifically reach black voters whose turnout is critical for Democratic candidate Jones — comes on the eve of a special election that has drawn extraordinary national attention and divided the Republican Party over whether sexual allegations against Moore make him unfit for office.

W.F.P. leaders have tried to remind voters in recent weeks to cast their ballots for the third party, which has received scant attention from Cuomo since he won the party's endorsement in May by promising, among other things, to campaign for Democratic control in the State Senate.

But deep in last week's Siena College poll was a nugget about just how closely voters were paying attention to Cuomo's State of the State address, the tone - setter for the year in Albany.

The two candidates for Erie County comptroller are waging a hard campaign to win voter attention in a low - turnout year, and both have recently posted videos to their social media pages touting their qualifications.

At his first news conference following his party's shocking loss at the ballot box last week, President Obama appeared to needle Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's campaign for not paying enough attention to rural voters who eventually handed President - elect Donald Trump the upset victory.

The laundry lists — this year's Republican version runs about 50 pages — are also a chance for different factions within a party to publicize issues that might not be getting much attention from voters — or even from their own standard - bearer.

Erin Brockovich is about as funny, smart, interesting and inspiring movie as any this year and one can only hope Academy voters don't suffer from the short attention span that they are known for come nomination time.

SURPRISE: Kevin Bacon, «I Love Dick» It's no surprise that Bacon would draw the attention of HFPA voters, having won for his 2010 movie «Taking Chance.»

On the male side, Dave Johns and Adam Driver will find admirers for «I, Daniel Blake» and «Paterson,» respectively, but those small movies will have to work hard to get voters» attention.

Janney's raucous comedic performances in «10 Things I Hate About You,» «Drop Dead Gorgeous,» and «The Way Way Back» may have been too outlandish for voters, but her comic sensibilities will hopefully land her attention sooner rather than later.

Continuing the year of the vet, earlier we saw strong performances that could attract voters» attention from a past winner, 70 - year - old Helen Mirren, in Woman In Gold (a film The Weinstein Company has already started campaigning for its star); and 72 - year - old Blythe Danner getting a full - bodied leading role in the hit adult indie I'll See You In My Dreams which has grossed over $ 7 million so far for new distributor Bleecker Street, which will probably be encouraged to launch an Oscar campaign on her behalf.

It's no surprise that Bacon would draw the attention of HFPA voters, having won for his 2010 movie «Taking Chance.»

And combined with the results last week in Mississippi, it sends a pretty strong signal that while money matters, voters may matter more, and people have to have a little respect for the right of the voter to have attention paid to them, and the right of the voter to throw people out if they're not happy with them,» added Gingrich, a 2012 Republican presidential candidate and co-host of CNN's» Crossfire.

For the art house crowd and for Oscar voters, racism is a subject that should be paid attention to every so often but not so much as to overtake the regular order of busineFor the art house crowd and for Oscar voters, racism is a subject that should be paid attention to every so often but not so much as to overtake the regular order of businefor Oscar voters, racism is a subject that should be paid attention to every so often but not so much as to overtake the regular order of business.